нїт

See also: ніт

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic нѣту (nětu), from Proto-Slavic *nětu. Cognates include Pannonian Rusyn нєт (njet) and Russian нет (net).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲit]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: нїт

Interjection

нїт • (njit)

  1. no
    Antonyms: ай (aj), айно (ajno), гей (hej), йо (jo)

Adverb

нїт • (njit)

  1. not
    Купець заплатит тулько, кулько она стоит? Бізовно нїт!
    Kupecʹ zaplatyt tulʹko, kulʹko ona stoyt? Bizovno njit!
    Will the buyer pay what it's worth? Surely not!

Particle

нїт • (njit)

  1. there is not [with genitive]
    Synonym: не є (ne je)
    Antonym: є (je)
    нїт страсти, котра бы нараз захватила душу
    njit strasty, kotra bŷ naraz zaxvatyla dušu
    there is no passion that immediately captures the soul

Usage notes

  • Unlike the Russian cognate, this particle is not used to negate possession; for instance, "I don't have" is expressed as я не маю (ja ne maju), rather than say *у мені нїт (*u meni njit).

References

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